U.S. Army railway units
that served in World War II and the Korean War.

My father served
in 2 such units in WWII and Korea and I am very interested in
preserving the history of these units. I have collected some of my
research on these units here.These
include : Railway Operating
Battalions , Railway Shop Battalions and Transportation Rail Shop
Battalion groups on the
web .....I'd love to hear from
you if you are connected to any of these groups......cunningb2@gmail.com

United
States. Army. RailwayOperating
Battalion, 718th. -The 718th began as
the 53rd Engineer Railway Operating Battalion, organized
at Camp Dix, new Jersey in 1918. Though the battalion
served in Europe during the war, they did not
participate in any combat. The 53rd was redesignated the
718th Railway Operating Battalion, transportation Corps
on 1 December 1941 and was activated on 14 December,
1943. The New York Central Company was the "parent
railroad" which sponsored this unit.

University of Alaska collectionThe
770th Railway Operating Battalion was organized in New
Mexico in September, 1942, as Engineer Railway
Detachment 9646A. In April, 1943, it was redesignated as
the 770th Railway Operating Battalion. The unit operated
the narrow gauge White Pass and Yukon Railway from
October 1, 1942 to October 22, 1944 after which it left
Alaska.

The
Military Railway Service Journal: The M.R.S journal is a
reminiscing magazine ,published bi-monthly for members
of the U.S. Army Military Railway service who served on
18 countries during World War II and the Korean
Conflict.